Friday, November 9, 2012

Bells and Boughs ~ FMS60

This pretty little christmas card is for Freshly Made Sketches #60. This is a fun and simple sketch that you could do anything with!

I decided to try my hand at watercoloring with the watercoloring brush I just got in my latest Stampin' Up shipment. It was fun and quick! After the image dried, I darkened up some areas with a marker. I spritzed the main image panel with Shimmer mist, and again, I wish it would show up better in the pictures. This accent totally makes the whole card special!

I knew I wanted to make the bells blue, so the color palette came together from there. The Cherry Cobbler backround piece is one I had laying around my desk...a reject from another project. I think it worked nicely for this one! I love it when that happens!

I also adore the new christmas Festival Of Prints designer paper pack. There are so many patterens to choose from! This one happens to be leftovers from another card I made, only I used the other side.